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No. 265,603. Patented Oct. 10, 1882.

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No. 265,603. Patented Oct. 10, 1882,

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TINTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS G. HODGES, OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF,AND HOMER M. DAGGETT, JR., AND HARVEY OLAP, OF ATTLE- BOROUGH,MASSACHUSETTS.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,603, dated October10, 1882,

Application filed September 12, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS Gr. HODGES, ofMansfield, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an Improve- 5 ment in Bracelets, of which the following is aspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the improved construction of theclasp of the bracelet, and also in the construction of the hinge i andclasp plates, whereby they are made to cover and assist in securing theends of the ornamental front plates.

Figure 1 is an edge view of the bracelet, sho wing the clasp closed.Fig. 2 is an edge view 1 of the same, showing the hinge-joint. Fig. 3 isa section showing the clasp closed. Fig. 4 is an edge view of thebracelet showing the clasp opened. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of thebracelet. Fig. 6 representsa section of the hinge which forms the jointof the bracelet. Fig.7 represents a transverse section of the metalstrip from which the arms of the bracelet are made. Fig. 8 represents asection of the clasp-pieces of the bracelet. Fig. 9 reprezg sents acentral longitudinal section of the bracelet.

In the drawings, A A is the clasp, and B the hinge-joint. O O are stripsof metal, provided with ornamental surfaces or with at- 0 tachedornaments, and secured to the armsD D of the bracelet without thenecessary employment of solder. The two arms D D are formed of strips ofsheet metal, previously turned, as shown in the transverse section, Fig.'7, form- 5 ing two hollow rounded edges, d d, made to project on thatside of the strip which is to be used for the exterior of the arms ofthe bracelet.

The joint of the bracelet is formed by the 0 hinge B, (shown in Fig. 6,)the surfaces 1) b being soldered each to the exterior of one of the armsD D,respectively, within the turned edges (1 d, and having the ends b braised from the surface of the arms of the bracelet sufficiently to 4 5receive and conceal the end of an ornamented metal strip 0.

The two parts A A of the clasp are struck up, as shown in section inFigs. 3 and S, the spring-piece A being provided with a surface,

a, suitable for soldering to the surface of one of the arms D of thebracelet, the rear end, a, being raised from the surface of the arm, asin the case of the hinge-joint above described. The forward end of thespring-piece A of the clasp is narrowed down, as shown in Figs. 1 and4., and bent slightly outward, in order that it may be readily caught bythe fingers for the purpose of raising the spring from its catch andopening the bracelet. At about the center of the free end of thespring-piece A is made the perforation a, covered on the outside by acap-piece, c, soldered to the spring. The catch-piece A of the clasp isalso provided with a soldering-surface, a, and has its rear end, a,raised above the soldering-surface a, as 6 in the case of thespring-piece A and the hinge B, above described. It is also providedwith an outwardly-indented catch,f, which, being inclined on the frontside and steep in the rear, serves, when entering the hole 0 of thespringpiece A, to hold the two arms of the bracelet together.

in order to steady the arms of the bracelet and bring the clasp togetherinvariably in proper line, I solder into the hollow of the turned edgesd d of one of the arms D the pointed wire spurs E E, which, by enteringthe corresponding hollow of the edges d cl of the opposite arm of thebracelet, serve to hold both arms firmlyin line. The spring action ofthe clasppieceAserves to hold the catch f in the holes until forciblyseparated.

The ornamental strips 0 C are made to fit between the outward-projectinghollow edges d d, and the ends of the strips pass under the ends of theclasp-piecesAA and the ends of the hinge B. The ends of the clasp-piecesA A and hinge B are to press firmly upon the ends of the, strips 0 O,which are to be otherwise secured to the back plate of the bracelet bysolder or cement, so as not to be removable therefrom, the ends a a b 1)serving to form a desirable contrasting finish for the front of thebracelet.

I am aware that a bracelet having hollow turned edges is not new; butsuch bracelets have not heretofore been made with the guid ing-spurs,whereby the arms of the bracelet relieve a readily-accessiblespring-clasp from transverse strain. 4

I am also aware that removable front plates have heretofore beenemployed in bracelets, the arms of which are provided with upturnededges; but in my improvement the front plates are not made removable,but are firmly secured to the back plates under the raised ends of thehinge and clasp,which serve to admit and cover the ends of the frontplates, and also provide means for forcibly clamping the ends of theplates, and thus prevent their removal. I thus secure the rapidpermanent attachment of the ornamental front plates and produce adesirable cheap bracelet.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a bracelet, the combination of the arms DD, having the hollow turned edges d d, with the guiding-spurs E E andclasp-pieces A A, substantially as described.

2. In a bracelet, the combination of the arms D D, having the hollowturned edges d d, with the permanently-attached front plates, 0 O,clasp-pieces A B, and hinge B, turned up at their endsa a and b I),substantially as and for the purpose specified.

FRANCIS Gr. HODGES.

WVitnesses 2 SOGRA'IES SCHOLFIELD, CORNELIUS G. BROWN.

